Gearing.



GEARING.

A APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. z5, 191o.

1,032,666., Patented July 16,1912.

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J. H. GOEHST & R. G. CARPENTER.

GBARING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1910. 1,932,666.. Patented July 16, 1912.

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JOHN H. GOEHST .AND `RAL] ?H G..CABPENTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO FEDERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, .A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. A

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown'tliat we, JOHN H. Gomisr and RALPH G. CARrnN'rnn, citizens ofthe United States` and residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing; and we. do hereby declarethat,the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved power kitchen cabinet and consists of the matters hereinafter described and more )articularly pointed out. in the appended claims.

in the drawings :l `igure 1 is a front elevation of the improved power kitchen cabinet. F ig. 2 is a vertical section through Fig. 1 on the'line 2 2 thereof. -l `ig. 3 is a cross-section through llig. 1 on the line Fig. 4 is a cross-section through Fig. 1 on the' line 1 /1 thereof. Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the mechanism by means of which the base plate secured .to the different utensils is locked in position. Fig. (l is a similar view indicatingthe parts in position before thevbaseplate is inserted. Fig. 7 is a partial vertical section through l `ig.2 on the line 7-7 thereof. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the base plate which forms a part of each utensil. Figpt) is a transverse section through Fig. 5 on the line J 9 thereof. Fig. 10 is a longitudinal scction through Fig. 5 on the line 10-10 thereof. v

11 indicates vthe kitchen cabinet as a whole. lt consists roit a base 12 upon the top of which is supported a power table 13, and of an upper cabinet 14 which is supported above the power table. The power table 13 is of the height of the usual kitchen table and is at a convenient level for handling the utensils on the power table in a manner presently to be described, without stooping or bending over.

The base12is inclosed to forni a lower cabinet and is providedfwith a bottom wall 15, side walls 16, 16, a rear Wall 17 and hinged doors 18, 18 which form'v the front. wall. The top is covered by abread board 19 which is slidably supported in any convenient way on the side walls y16, 16. The cabinet is mounted -on suitable caster wheels Specication o`f Letters Patent. Patented Ql'uy 16, 1912. Application led August 2.5, 1910. Serial No. V578,951.

20, by means of which it maybe convenientl moved from place to place. The boards forming the back of the cabinet base are preferably extended upward to inclose the space back of and above the power table 13v and to form the back of the upper 6G cabinet 14. Said upper cabinet is supported on brackets 91 located at each end of the power table. it. is provided at one end with an inclosed flour reservoir 22 having a sifter 22a located in its bottom wall and a removable-top 22h by means of which the reservoir may be iilled with Hour; with upper and lower middle compartments 23 inf closed by a. front. hinged door 24; and on its right hand end, with a stack of drawers 25 for containing spices and the various articles used in cooking.

The power table 13 is supported above the movable bread boa-rd 1S) by means of brackets 13, 13 which are secured to the upper margins of the side walls 16 of the base. In the end ofthe power table isinounted a vertical tubular bracket 25 having a flanged base 2G which is bolted to the top of the power table, and on the bottom of said base, an annular boss 26" which projects through an opening in the power table and which isA provided with a central bore to form a bearing for the operating shaft. Said vertical bracket is enlarged at its upper end to forni gear casings 27, 28, the one above the other, which inclose gears on the operating shaft; and the several auxiliary driving shafts as will. presently appear. The bracket is bored centrally t`o provide bearings for a vertically disposed operating shaft 29 which projects downwardly through the bore in the boss 2Gb and through a longitudinal slot 19a in the bread board 19 into a closed compartment 30 in the lower cabinet in which is located a motor and speed reducing mechanism by means of which said shaft is driven. The

slot 19 in the bread board permits said place without interfering with said bottom 30% consisting of a shelf .suitably supported on the sides 16 of the base andwith a removable front wall 30". Said front wall is provided on its lower edge with pins 30c adaptedyto engage in openings 30d near the front margin of the bottom 30a; .its up- Y per edge is engaged by a spring latch 31 which is secured 'to a-bar 31 extending between the sides of the base. l

33 is a motor supported at one end of the shelf 30a. Said motoris adjustablj bolted to a base plate 33a provided with vertical end lugs 33b screw-threaded 'to receive` horizontal adjusting screws 33c which engage the opposite ends of the base33d of the motor. To the motor shaft is keyed a pulley 34 which is connected by a belt 35 to a large pulley 36 located at the opposite end of the v'shelf 30a and keyed to a horizontal shaft 37 .vided with a lug 52 through which is which is journaled in a bracket 38v bolted to the shelf. To the shaft 37 adjacent the large pulley 36 is also keyed a small pulley 39 which is connected by a belt 40 to a large pulley 41 located intermediate the motor I and the pulley 36 and keyed toa horizontal shaft 42 which is journaled in a bracket 43. Said bracket has a cross bar 43a in which thev lower end .of the vertical shaft 29 has bearing. A beveled gear 44 is keyed to the shaft 29 below said cross bar in mesh with a beveled gear,45 keyed to the horizontal shaft 42. It will thus beseen that the shaft 29 Ais driven 'ata reduced speed from the motor through the ulley 34, the belt 35, the

pulley 36, the pul ey 39, the belt 40, the pulley 41 the shaft '42 and the beveled gears 44, 45. bove the bra`cket 43 a beveledgear 46 is keyed to the vertical .shaft 29 in mesh threaded ain-adjusting screw 53 which engages at its lower end the ,projecting base 54 of thev bracket-43. It is apparent that by screwing this screw downward, the idle pulley 51 will be -raised against vthe lower section of the belt 40 to take up any-slack.

The lateral walls 'of-the gear casings 27,

28 formed in the vertical bracket 26, are exi tended to form bearings 27327* 28, 28 (see Fig. 7%. -In each 'ofthe bearings 27 are,

journa ed short shafts 27b`which project inwardly toward each other and Aare provided at their inner ends with beveled Aars 27c meshing with a beveled gear 27. eyed to the shaft 29. In' the bearings 28" is jour,

naled a shaft 28 which is. royided with a beveled gear 28.in mesh wit abevel'edfgear 28d klyed to the upper end of theshaft 29. It w' vbe apparent that the several gears heads.

l are inclosed, respectively, inv the casings 27 and 28. The said casings are provided with removable covers 27e, 28e which are attached byineans of screws or other similar devices..

removing said covers the several gearsmaybe gotten at for 011mg, repairsandthe like.

in the opposit-e direction. vThese several rotative heads are adapted to drive the operating Ashafts of rotary driven kitchen utensils, which are held wi.th`.their shafts in locked engagement within said socket heads by means located on the lpower table at each side of the vertical bracket 26. The socketed .heads are-provided at the two levels in order to accommodate utensils having opverating shafts at dilerent levels, the soc ets at -the lower level being for utensils havv-ing a low shaft, while: those at the upper levelare for those utensils such, for example, Vas dough mixer-'sin which the driving shaft ofthe utensil is locatedy at-a somewhat higher level.

In Fig. 1 there is shown on@ the left in op,` erative. position a rotary fruit cutter having its operating shaft locked -in engagement with the head 27h, and on the right a rotary dough mixer havmgits operating shaft in operative lengagement with the socketed head 28t on t-he right of the bracket. ,It will be necessary to'describe but one'of the utensils, as all have similar parts for operatively connectin them in osition on the power table so t at they will be driven from one or the other of .the above-mentioned socket heads. Each utensil is provided with a base :plate 60 above which it is supported by means of 'a leg or legs. Said base plate has parallel, beveled edges 60. 62 indicates the' operating shaft of the utensil which is p roany one of the socketedy heads 27, 27h, 28.

The ends of the shaft vSi? project youtl Vwardly beyond their bearings and are pro-- ioo vided with a square head 62 adapted to't A The leg or-le s 61, are long enough to raise v,

the drivin to the leve of one or the other set of socket 63, 63* indicate plafes located at each side of thebracket 26 and rigidly secured to the top of the'power table. Each of said. plates `are ident-icalexcept that they' i are reversed and the description of onewill s'uce for both. At the front 'and rear edges 'of the plate 63 'are formedlongitudina extending overhanging flanges 64, 64 whic are adapted to engage the beveled edges 60 yof the' base plate 60. The flange 64 at the imanes engagement with the vert-ical shoulder 64,

as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, It is then pushed toward the bracket 26 t-o bring its forward beveled edge under the forward overhanging flange 64 of the plate 63. The iollowing means are provided for locking said base plate in this position: 65 is a horizontally movable angular plate (see F ig. 9)

which has a base slidably mounted in a recess 66 formed in a projection 67 of the plate 63. The rear vertical wall of4 said recess 66 is in line with the vertical shoulder 64h on the plate 63. Said angular plate 65 .has a vertical member 66b provided with a horizontal overhanging flange 65 which is adapted to engage the beveled front edge` 66a of the base 60 and at lone point in its length it has a` square shoulder or tongue 65d adapted to engagea notch 60 termed in the front edge of the base plate 60. lifter the base plate 60 has been moved into the position last above ydescribed with its end toward the bracket 26 engaged under the overhanging flange 64, the angular plate 65 is moved rearwardly to bring its overhanging Flange 65 into engagement with the beveled front edge of said base plate and with its square tongue 65d in locking engagement with the notch 60h. rlhis locks the base of the utensil in position on the power table and the parts are so constructed and arranged with reference tothe operating shaft of the utensil that, ,when the base plate is locked in position, the squared end et said operating shaft will be engaged within one of the socket heads 28% 27f, 27g.

rlhe base 65l1 of the angular plate 65 is provided with inclined slots 65 which are engagedk by fixed depending pins 69 secured to the underside of a plate 70 which incloses the recess 66. A lever 71 hinged to the underside of the projection 67 of the plate 63 projects through a longitudinal slot. in the front wall 66b of the recess 66 and is provided with a depending pin 71a which pivotally connects said lever to the base 65L ,of

the angle plate 65. 'It is apparent that,

when the leverf7l is swung in one direction (for example, in Fig'. 6 toward the right,)

the angular'plate 65 will be moved rearwardly by reason of the engagement of the -pin 69 in the slots 65e, and that when swung in the o positel direction said plate will be moved orwardly. Said plate also has a longitudinal movement in the recessv66 and for this reason the recess is made longer as t0 prevent the moving parts from being exposed to come into contact with the clothes of the user of the cabinet. The lever 71 projects forwardly beyond the front edge of the power table, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The motor is operated from a suitable source of electric current supply, the electric connection being omitted, however, in the drawings, as forming no part of the invention. A suitable switch is provided for throwing the -motor into circuit with the sourceot' supply and said switch is preterably o )erated by the following mechanism: indicates a switch of the ordinary plug and socket type, 6()a indicating the socket member and 80b the plug member (seeI Fig. l). The plug member is mounted at the upper end of a lever 81 hinged to a fixed bracket 62 and connected 'at its lower end to a reciprocable bar 83 which is mounted in a suitable groove or slot in the power table.

Said bar 83 is pivotally connected to the locking lever 7l and is operatively connected to the o" erating lever 71 located on the opposite side of the ,bracket 26. lt is aparent that the operating lever 71 is thrown 1n one direction to lock the utensil in op'- erative position, while the locking lever 7l is thrown in the opposite direction to lock a utensil in lace. llhe arms 71, 71. are connected by links 84, 85 to the opposite end ot a ,hinged arm 66 by which means the movement of either lookin lever 7 or 7lm to lock a utensil in place will throw the bar 83 in the same direction to close o-r open the switch 80.

Any number of utensils may be supplied with the cabinet and when not in use may be put out of the road in the lower cabinet. rlhey may be placed upon the iioor of said lower cabinet and in order to provide room for a greater number of such utensils, it is pre :terred to secure straps on the inner walls and doors of said cabinet, upon which to hang said utensils by means of their respec tive base plates. hen it is desired to use one "of the utensils, as, for example, the bread mixer, it is taken from the lower cabinet and placed with its base in the position, on the lplate 63, indicated by the dotted lines` in Fi 6. llt :is-then vpushed toward lthe left to bring thefront edge oi. its base plate under the overhanging ...the square head oit'. its shaft into the. socket 28g of the rotary head 26. The lever 71 is then swung to .the lett to lock the base ot the utensil in place and to throw the switch which starts the motor. To remove the utensil the operation is reversed.

The various advantages of the power cabflange 64 and inet will be apparent from this description. Room is'provided in the upper cabinet for storing the various supplies requiredin a kitchen while in the lower cabinet may 'beA ing mechanism `is all inclosed within the` lower cabinet and the rotating shafts, the various gears, and the means for lookin the utensils in place are completely inclose so that no danger may result in the use of the power tabl-e. There are no exposed moving parts lexcept the rotating socket heads and these have no projecting parts which are apt to catch on a womans sleeve or other garment or which are apt to catch her fingers. The operating parts are all easy to get at for purposes of repair, adjustment or oiling and. after thisis done are readily closed again.A s

l. In a kitchen power cabinet, the combination with a powerv table, a vertical driving shaft extending above said 'power table, a vertical tubular bracket in which said' shaft is inclosed, said bracketM forming gear casings provided with laterally extended bearings, h orizontal shafts located in saidv bearings, interinos-hing gears keyedl respectively to said horizontal shafts and to said vertical driving shaft iiiclosed in said .gear casings, and means for operating said driving shaft.

2. In combination with a tubular bracket and a driving shaft having bearing therein,-

saidbracket forming a gear casing, a second bearing formed inthe Wall of said casing, a driven shaft journaled in said second bearing, said shaft `projecting beyond said second bearing, a socket head rigidly secured to the projecting end of .Said shaft, -inter.

meshing gears secured to the opposite end of said driven shaft and to said driving shaftinclosed within said gear casing, and. u

zontal shaft, and means for operating said means for operating said driving shaft. 3: In a ower kitchen cabinet, in combination wi a power table, a rotative operating shaft supported above said power table and provided at its end with a socket, a utensil having a rotative actuating shaft with ene end adapted for' lookin engage-- ment in said socket, and means or simul' tancously locking said utensil in position on' ported above said table, a rotatively operated utensil, a motor for driving said rotary shaft, and means for simultaneously 'starting said motor and forlockin said utensil' in position on said table in loc ed operative engagement with said shaft. 5. In a power cabinet, `the combination with a power table, a rotative operating shaft supported above said table, a utensil having a rotative actuating shaft, said utensil having a base, a` plate secured tosaid table and having a channel adapted to 'receive the base of said utensil, the central axis of said channel being parallel to the actuating shaft of said utensil, both of said shafts being provided at their ends with interlocking parts, and means for locking the base of said utensil to said plate when the shaft of the utensil is in interlocking engagement with said operating shaft.

6. In a power kitchen cabinet, the combination with the power table, a rotative operating shaft supported above said table, a rot-atively operated utensil adapted to be connected with said operating shaft, said utensil having a base, a plate secured on said table and having a channel in which said base is adapted to be received, means for locking the base of said utensil tosaid plate, and means for driving said operating shaft.

7. In a power cabinet, the combination with a power table, a utensil having a rotative actuating shaft adapted to be supported thereon, 'a vertical driving shaft extending above said table, a vertical tubular bracket in which said driving shaft is inclosed, said bracket forming a gear casing ing and adaptedto en age with the actuaty ing shaft of said utensil, intermeshing gears keyed respectively to said horizontal shaft and to said vertical-driving shaft inelosed in said gear casing, said utensil having `a base, a vplate secured to said tablelocated adjacent said tubular bracket, in which said 'base is adapted to' be received,. a locking member adapted to engage the base of said utensil and lock the same` to said plate when the actuating shaft of said utensil 1s in locked operative engagement with said horivertical driving shaft.

8. I n a power cabinet, the combination with a power table, a utensil having arota- -tive actuating shaft adapted to be supported thereon, a lvertical driving shaft extending above said table,a vertical tubular bracketv in which said driving shaft is inclosed, said bracket forming a gear casing provided with,

a laterallyextendin bearing, a horizontal shaft located in said caring and adapted to engage with the actuating shaft of said utensil, -intermeshing gears 'keyedrespec-A tively to said horiz'ontalshaft and to' said iso I vertical driving shaft inelosed in said gear casing, said utensil having a base with parallel lateral edges, a plate on said power l table located adjacent said tubular bracket in which said base is adaptedto be secured,

zontal shaft, and means for operating said vertical driving shaft.

' In testimony, that We claim the foregoing 15 as our inventlon We affix our signatures in the resenceof two Witnesses, this 23rd day -of ugust A. D. 1910. i

JOHN H. GOEHST. RALPH G. CARPENTER.

i 'Witnesses:

G. R. WILKINs, T. lH.,ALI1REI S. 

